Vocabulary
In the sentence, “She sprinted to class,” the word “sprinted” means:
A) Walked slowly
B) Ran quickly
C) Slept
D) Shouted
B) Ran quickly
“He runs fast.” The part of speech for runs is:
A) Noun
B) Verb
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
B) Verb
“Boom! Crash!” are examples of:
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
A) Onomatopoeia
What is a caption?
A) A paragraph
B) Text under a picture explaining it
C) A title
D) A quote
B) Text under a picture explaining it
Inferences are based on:
A) Random guessing
B) Text + thinking
C) Only title
D) Pictures
B) Text + thinking
What does the root “tele” mean?
A) Far
B) Slow
C)Move
D) Vision
A) Far
Identify the answer that contains an adjective:
A) The tall tree
B) The tree
C) Tallly tree
D) Tree tall
A) The tall tree
“Time flew as we played outside.” This phrase uses:
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Hyperbole
C) Personification
D) Alliteration
C) Personification
A passage with headings and bullet points is likely:
A) Fiction
B) Nonfiction informational text
C) Poetry
D) Play
B) Nonfiction informational text
A good reader asks:
A) What’s next in the story?
B) Questions about text
C) Looks at pictures
D) Organizes details
B) Questions about text
“The cake was delicious” contains a(n):
A) Fact
B) Opinion
C) Command
D) Question
B) Opinion
Which word is an adverb?
A) Slowly
B) Dog
C) Run
D) House
A) Slowly
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of:
A) Idiom
B) Alliteration
C) Simile
D) Metaphor
B) Alliteration
What does compare mean?
A) To show differences
B) To show similarities and differences
C) To list facts
D) To summarize
B) To show similarities and differences
The climax is:
A) Beginning
B) Turning point or most intense moment
C) End summary
D) Where everything changes
B) Turning point or most intense moment
What is the best context clue for the word “glared” in this sentence?
“She glared at him with narrowed, angry eyes.”
A) Narrowed, angry eyes
B) At him
C) She
D) Eyes
A) Narrowed, angry eyes
Correct the sentence: “she walk to school every day.”
A) She walked to school every day.
B) She walks to school every day.
C) She walking.
D) She walk school every day.
B) She walks to school every day.
“I could sleep for a year.” is:
A) Literal
B) Hyperbole
C) Understatement
D) Question
B) Hyperbole
A passage that mainly gives sensory details and characteristics is using:
A) Description
B) Problem and solution
C) Sequence
D) Cause and effect
A) Description
A text feature helps the reader by:
A) Providing pictures
B) Organizing information
C) Ignoring facts
D) Deciding theme
B) Organizing information
The word “reluctant” most nearly means:
A) Happy
B) Willing
C) Unwilling
D) Excited
C) Unwilling
A compound sentence connects two complete thoughts with:
A) A comma only
B) A conjunction (and/or/but)
C) A period
D) A fragment
B) A conjunction (and/or/but)
“Her voice was music” is an example of:
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Hyperbole
D) Literal
B) Metaphor
A text that explains steps in a process is using which structure?
A) Compare and contrast
B) Cause and effect
C) Sequence / Chronological order
D) Description
C) Sequence / Chronological order
A sentence fragment is missing:
A) Title
B) Complete thought or subject/verb
C) Page number
D) Picture
B) Complete thought or subject/verb